People just don’t get it

May 25th, 2016 12:01 pm

I get tired of having to explain myself to people. Most people I encounter think I’m just being “shy”. I also don’t know why these people practically force me to talk to them. 85% of the time, I want to be left alone. You’d think that would be obvious? I’d think that more people would be aware of autism by now, but apparently not. When I was forced to do that substance abuse treatment by the judge, none of the people there understood even though I explained it at least 20 times. Neighbors are always trying to get me to talk to them. One guy in particular is nice and everything, but he seems to get upset when I don’t say hi to him. I don’t even think to say hi to people, I keep to myself. Socializing isn’t something I really think about. I just like to go about my day doing what I need to do, and feel like these people just keep “interrupting”. I shouldn’t even have to explain myself, but people won’t let it go and I feel forced into talking to them.

My advice is if you see someone who is by themselves or seem absorbed in what they’re doing, think about the fact that they may have autism. If they don’t seem like they want to talk, don’t force it. If they want to talk, they will. It should be voluntary.

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One comment on “People just don’t get it”

I feel this on a very primal level. When I’m out in public with my daughter (she’s PDD-NOS) and every now & then she’ll have moments of outbursts and whatnot. And I’ll get stares from random people, sometimes accompanied by under the breath comments of my child needs to disciplined, or she’s too old for tantrums, etc. What filter I have dissolves and I dog-cuss people. But I digress.. that’s rough and shitty you have to deal with that. Wish it wasn’t so, as this is something I often worry my daughter will deal with this later on in life. If I could bottle some of my “do not care” I’d send it to you.

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